Mastery Series

Hand & Wrist

Thumb & Finger

Stephen J Pomeranz

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Musculoskeletal (MSK)

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Lesson

Introduction: Why Do We Image the Thumb

Introduction: The Challenges of Thumb Imaging

Introduction: Protocols and Sequences

The CMC Joint: Dorsal Ligaments

The CMC Joint: Volar Ligaments

Collateral Anatomy: Ulnar & Radial Collateral Ligaments

Extensor Anatomy Part 1

Extensor Anatomy Part 2

Thenar Muscles: Abductor Pollicis Brevis

Thenar Muscles: Abductor Pollicis Longus

Adductors

Sesamoids

Volar & Dorsal Plates

Flexor Pollicis Longus

The Four Pulleys

Abductor Pollicis Longus: Insertions

Extensor Pollicis Longus & Extensor Pollicis Brevis

Extensor Compartments

Abductors & Extensors

Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) Injury

Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL): Stener Lesion

Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) Injury: Types

Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL): High Grade Stener Lesion

Nail Bed Lesions: Glomus Tumor or Glomangioma

Distal Thumb Mass Differentials

Distal Thumb Mass: Hemangiomas

Flexor Pollicis Longus Tear (FPL)

Tendinitis and Peritendinitis

First Extensor Compartment Injury: Abductor Pollicis Longus Tendon Tear

Flexor Pollicis Longus Tear (FPL): Value of Different Sequences

Course Evaluation

Post-Course Activities

<p>If you&#8217;re lucky, you have eight fingers and two thumbs that perform innumerable tasks for you &#8211; and along the way they can get caught, popped, crushed, locked, punctured, jammed or bent in ways that are just plain wrong. </p>

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